Privacy Policy

Last Updated: September 24, 2025

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://findfractionaljobs.com. FindFractionalJobs.com (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates a specialized job board connecting professionals with fractional work opportunities. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our services.

Information We Collect

Personal Information You Provide

Account Information: Name, email address, phone number, password, username
Profile Information: Resume/CV, work experience, skills, education, location preferences
Job Application Data: Application materials, cover letters, portfolio links
Communication Data: Messages sent through our platform, customer support communications
Payment Information: Billing details for premium services (processed securely through third-party payment processors)
Comments: When you leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comment form

Information We Collect Automatically

Usage Data: Pages visited, time spent on site, click patterns, search queries
Device Information: IP address, browser user agent string, device type, operating system
Spam Detection: IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection on comments

Information from Third Parties

Job Board Aggregation: Public job posting information from other job boards and company websites
Social Media Integration: Information from LinkedIn, Google, or other social platforms if you choose to connect them
Gravatar Service: An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to display your profile picture. See Gravatar’s privacy policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/

How We Use Your Information

For Job Seekers

Create and manage your account and profile
Match you with relevant fractional job opportunities
Send job alerts and recommendations
Facilitate communication with potential employers
Improve our job matching algorithms
Send newsletters and updates about fractional work trends

For Employers

Post and manage job listings
Access candidate profiles and applications
Facilitate communication with job seekers
Process payments for premium job posting services
Provide analytics on job posting performance

General Operations

Maintain and improve our website functionality
Prevent fraud and spam detection
Ensure platform security
Comply with legal obligations
Respond to customer support requests
Moderate comments and user-generated content

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

After approval of your comment, your profile picture (if you use Gravatar) is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media and File Uploads

If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies for various purposes:

Comment Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so you don’t have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies last for one year.

Login and Authentication Cookies

Browser Check: If you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
Login Cookies: When you log in, we set up several cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year.
Remember Me: If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks.
Logout: If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

Editorial Cookies

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Other Cookies

Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how you use our site
Marketing Cookies: Used for personalized job recommendations and advertising (with your consent)

You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor had visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Information Sharing and Disclosure

We Share Information With:

Employers: When you apply to jobs or express interest in opportunities
Job Seekers: When employers view profiles or job matching occurs
Service Providers: Third-party vendors who help operate our platform (hosting, analytics, payment processing)
Spam Detection Services: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service
Legal Requirements: When required by law, court order, or government request
Password Resets: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email

We Do NOT:

Sell your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes
Share your information without your consent (except as described above)
Make your profile visible to employers unless you choose to apply or opt-in

Data Retention

How Long We Retain Your Data:

Comments: Comments and metadata are retained indefinitely for moderation purposes
User Accounts: For users who register on our website, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile for as long as the account remains active
Job Applications: Retained as long as necessary to facilitate hiring processes
Legal/Administrative: Some data may be retained longer for administrative, legal, or security purposes

All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

Your Rights and Choices

Data Rights

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can:

Access: Request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us
Delete: Request that we erase any personal data we hold about you (this does not include data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes)
Update: Modify your profile and account settings
Privacy Settings: Control visibility of your profile to employers

Communication Preferences

Unsubscribe: Opt out of marketing emails and job alerts
Notification Settings: Customize which communications you receive

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information, including:

Encrypted data transmission (SSL/TLS)
Secure data storage with access controls
Regular security assessments
Automated spam detection systems
Employee training on data protection

However, no internet transmission is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Some data may be transferred to third-party service providers who help us operate our platform, all of whom are contractually obligated to protect your information.

Children’s Privacy

Our Service is not intended for individuals under 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If we become aware of such collection, we will delete the information immediately.

International Users

If you access our Service from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States where our servers are located and our central database is operated.

California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

California residents have specific rights regarding their personal information:

Right to Know: What personal information we collect and how it’s used
Right to Delete: Request deletion of personal information
Right to Opt-Out: Opt out of the sale of personal information (we don’t sell personal information)
Right to Non-Discrimination: Equal treatment regardless of privacy choices

To exercise these rights, contact us at privacy@findfractionaljobs.com.

European Privacy Rights (GDPR)

If you are in the European Economic Area, you have additional rights under GDPR, including the rights mentioned above. You may lodge complaints with your local data protection authority.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. We will notify you of significant changes by:

Posting the updated policy on our website
Sending email notifications to registered users
Displaying prominent notices on our platform

Contact Information

For privacy-related questions or concerns, contact us:

Email: support@findfractionaljobs.com
Phone: +1 (281) 849-4205

For general inquiries: support@findfractionaljobs.com

This Privacy Policy is effective as of [Date], and governs the use of FindFractionalJobs.com.